Former figure skating world champion and men's Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi made his return to competition for the first time in four years on Sunday.Takahashi nailed a triple axel and scored 77.28 points in the short program to lead the 10-man field in the Kinki Championship, a regional competition in western Japan."I was really nervous but I'm glad I finished the program without making huge mistakes," the 32-year-old said.An unusually large turnout of 1,500 fans crowded the venue at Amagasaki Sports Forest in Hyogo Prefecture, and cheered as Takahashi skated to the …READ FULL ARTICLE
